Yosemite Blog

Category: News

  • End of October and Your Last Chance

    Yes it’s the end of October and we know you’re mind is filled with thoughts of ghosts and ghouls and the sugar induced coma you’re about to enjoy but there’s still a day or two left for you to vote in this months poll: Where is your favorite place to stay in Yosemite? So far…

  • Taking the larger view.

    Sometimes you have to take a chance. The rain stopped, and I drive up to Glacier point to take some sunset shots; This is a stitched panoramic. Now it’s raining again. Photo by Edie Howe-Byrne.

  • Yosemite Possible Target for Terrorists?

    Following the massive wildfires in Southern California that left dozens homeless and the revelation that atleast one of the fires was deliberate officials are now starting to wonder if the incident could have been terrorist related. Homelandsecurityus.com: “Within the last 90 days, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security and the FBI issued warnings to fire…

  • Sometimes it’s not about intense color

    Tunnel View is probably one of the world’s most photographed sights. And as such, it’s difficult to do it with any sort of originality. You have to depend on Mother Nature to provide a fresh perspective. Tonight was a temptation; We had a late afternoon shower that washed away the smoke from the SoCal fires,…

  • More New Stuff: Gravatars

    [Dane] was tweaking the back end of the site today and added a really cool new feature to the comments, Gravatars. Gravatars (or Globally Recognized Avatars) are 80×80 pixel pictures that follow you around from site to site. What this means for you is that whenever you post a comment, and you use the same…

  • New Faces, New Voices

    Over the last three years Yosemite Blog has grown and grown and continues to grow. To keep the content fresh and provide some new views I’ve invited 4 friends to come and lend their voices to the conversation. I’d like to take a moment to welcome Dane Carlson, Edie Howe-Byrne, Tom Lambert and Rick Deutsch.…

  • Hi, I’m Edie, and I am gobsmacked on a daily basis by Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada.

    *waves* First, Thank you Loyd for inviting me to join YosemiteBlog.com. I’m Edie (AKA Ambitious Wench), and I live and work in Yosemite valley. I work for [DNC], the current concessionaire. I’m a photographer, a backpacker, a car-camper, and former renfaire performer. I will be providing news as it happens here in Yosemite, or as…

  • Happy Birthday Yosemite Blog!

    Seems like just yesterday but Yosemite Blog is a whopping 3 years old today. So much has changed and it seems to be getting better all the time. I’d like to take a quick moment to say thank you to all the wonderful readers and all the great friends I’ve made while writing this blog.…

  • Did You Vote? There’s Still Time.

    Hey the month is almost over and you still haven’t voted in the poll? Why not? This months question is: Where is your favorite place to stay in Yosemite? So far 46.6% love to stay in their tent. 17.7% enjoy staying in Curry Village with a tie for 3rd for Yosemite Lodge and an Inn…

  • Children Pass Up Yosemite for Virtual Worlds

    I started my son off camping at 6 months old and to this day he loves being outside, playing, swimming and having fun in the sunshine. But that’s not that case for millions of America’s youth who are suffering from the author of the new book “Last Child in the Woods” terms “nature deficit disorder”.…